denny et al; tho many have taken more trips than i, u havent since 9/11 & SARS. i didnt hand my SARS relaese to the right girl & was delayed additional 20 minutes to get back in line.

i would say expect close to 30 if goes well (start to finish), more if high season, give or take. that was in slow season (few tourists on AC anyway). well, then the maya flight was 20 min late, and they had to load up....i'd say (6/14/03) i landed at 12:12 and got to AC by 2:30.

ps - on way back to states, they took my bic lighter and all my rechargeable niCad batteries ($30 US) so pack them in suitcase, not carry-ons!!!!

Japs lives right behind Wallen's Market in Placencia.

hey all----

my friend and i will be sailing with japs from tobacco caye to caye caulker in early august. we are totally excited about this because it is affordable enough to make our long-time dreams come true! (i never thought i'd find a sailing trip i could afford.) we are thrilled we'll be picked up at tobacco caye and that we'll be the ONLY passengers. all we are wishing for now is good weather on the whole trip.

lee and japs have been excellent about answering all our questions and have been totally accomodating to our needs. we will post a travel report when we return. be persistent when you email them! btl was really messing with our communication this week!

counting the days....

gogo

G0GO, this is exciting, can't wait to read your sailing report.
Good to see Secret Garden here, offering a new option for travel and fun.

Lee and I have emailed a few times today. She's been a big help. Things look great. We're going to plan on going with Japs to Tobacco Caye and Goff's Caye to CC. We don't know yet whether we'll be staying our last few nights in CC or AC yet though. Guess we'll figure that out when we get there.

hi again----

we're being picked up at tobacco caye (which i THINK i may have mentioned, haha) and then we are going to explore all around the lighthouse reef area. i want to check out half moon caye, the blue hole, long caye and so on. i want to snorkel where we are the only people around. i hope to see dolphins and turtles. i am so excited i can hardly stand it.

scott--when will you be doing your trip? we are aiming for august 8--10 weather permitting!

cheers

gogo

Sailed with Japs in the Sapodilla Cayes. Very laid back, excellent sailor & superb cook to boot. You will enjoy.

We will be hitting Placencia for Lobsterfest this Friday then probably sail on the 30th (June) to CC or AC, depending all on Japs' availability.

One thing to note about Maya Island Air versus Tropic is that the new Maya Island owners have put some big dollahs in new facilities (like the new terminals in Placencia and at Belize Municipal) and also have bought some new equipment. I recently flew on a one Maya Cessna 14-seater that looked almost brand new.

--Lan Sluder

was it hamster or rat powered?